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How to Repair Brownstone

Brownstone-faced buildings reveal their years readily. Many brownstone owners fight these ravages of age by giving their home’s facade a facelift with patching techniques and, in a few cases, replacing the stone in kind.

Tested: 6-Inch Random Orbit Sanders

Sanding is boring—and a lot of work. Depending on the project, you might be attached to a vibrating, dust-generating machine for hours on end. But it’s so important to success on certain projects—furniture and wood floor repair, paint prep—that once I get started, it becomes (sort of) fun.





How to Get Rid of Bats

Forget mothballs, aerosols, and ultrasonic deterrents. They don’t work, particularly if you have an established colony of bats in your house. The easiest way to get rid of bats is through a process called exclusion.








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